Death from Above is one of several games that put players in the theatre of war. Other games include Ukrainian Farmy and Zero Losses, which puts you as a support battalion member for the occupying forces. The tone of these games ranges between silly and tongue-in-cheek. All proceeds are being donated to Ukrainian charities.
Mass movements of people expected as climate change progresses are often depicted as catastrophes-in-waiting. We visit Niger, where that shift has begun, finding there is good news amid the bad. We examine the spate of video games depicting Ukraine’s live theatre of war (11:32). And the end of Indiana Jones’s run prompts a reflection on what made his adventures so compelling (17:12).
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Runtime: 24 min